/*
 * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.noahframe.nfcore.api.plugin;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Find a plugin descriptor in a directory (plugin repository).
 * You can find in manifest file @see DefaultPluginDescriptorFinder,
 * xml file, properties file, java services (with ServiceLoader), etc.
 *
 * @author Decebal Suiu
 */
public interface PluginDescriptorFinder {

	PluginDescriptor find(File pluginRepository) throws PluginException;

}
